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The wisdom of a good day

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Sam Bush says it starts on the very first downbeat. “It’s that feeling of positive energy, one that starts right away and that one you...

Personal healing and preservation: An herbalist’s manifesto

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Boulder herbalists aren’t doctors, and they don’t claim to be. Their mission is to listen to people and to educate them on options — on centuries-old remedies...

Vote No on 71 to protect direct democracy

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Citizen access to our last vestige of direct democracy — the statewide ballot initiative — is under attack. As organizers of recent ballot initiatives...

The artist in everyone, anywhere, from anything

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Talk to El Anatsui about the thousands of bottlecaps used in his artwork, and he’s less concerned with the obvious problem — yes, these were garbage headed for landfills that now hang on museum walls — than the issue they represent for his community. They’re all from...

How he listens

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When I get to Harry Tuft’s condo, one among dozens of identical blue boxes, I found the door wide open. Sheepishly, I walk inside...

Best of East Boulder County

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It's that time of year again! Vote for your favorite East Boulder County businesses in Boulder Weekly's Best of East Boulder County. Voting begins...

Corporate gardening for a sustainable world

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CorpCROP is on a mission to get you off your chair and out into the sunlight. With the rise in health issues due to sitting behind a desk all day, people like Jennifer Klafin, founder and managing director of CorpCROP, are figuring out ways to help keep office ...

Studying the seven seas

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You might be surprised to know that Boulder, Colorado — 800-plus miles from the nearest ocean — has the highest number of SCUBA divers...

EPA under pressure to protect pollinators

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Boulder-area beekeeper Tom Theobald, three other beekeepers from around the country and five environmental organizations filed a joint lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for the agency’s alleged failure to protect bees and other pollinators from ...

The curation of discovery: Part 2

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This week’s serialized installment of The curation of discovery begins with a continuation of the conversation between myself and Ava Hamilton, an Arapaho and...

Tour de brew: Big Choice Brewing

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It’s amazing how music can transport you to a particular time and place in the blink of an eye. A familiar song from days...

A day in the life of a Boulder County GMO farmer

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Paul Schlagel’s business purchases usually consist of irrigation piping or seeds, so it’s understandable that the farmer is eager to show off his new toy: a GPS-guided John Deere tractor. Though he technically bought it used, the gleaming green piece of equipment is ...